Heavy structural damage on Columbia

#1 Postby **bfez1** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 9:35 am

An Air Force tracking camera in New Mexico that photographed the final minute of flight by the space shuttle Columbia showed "heavy structural damage on the left wing near the fuselage," a source familiar with the investigation of the disaster told NBC News on Friday.

mf_dolphin · #2 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 10:29 am

Thanks for the info Bonnie... it will be interesting to see if they can determine what caused the damage. Theories run the gamut from the foam to space junk to a small meteorite to metal fatigue. What ever caused it, we lost 7 great people on that Saturday.

#3 Postby **bfez1** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 10:41 am

You're welcome, mf
I hope they do find the cause so this terrible tragedy never occurs again. Like you said, 7 brilliant, vibrant people were lost on Feb.1, 2003.

Rainband · #4 Postby **Rainband** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 5:00 pm

I think they may never find out. I just hope they do and prevent this terrible tragedy from happening again. God bless the astronauts famalies :wink:

Heavy structural damage on Columbia

Heavy structural damage on Columbia

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